Fish-pole holder and oablock



April 10, 1928. 1,665,914

E. ECK

FISH POLE HOLDER AND OARLOCK Patented Apr. 10, 1928.

UNITED STATES EARL EQX, or m nnnerotrs, ivirii 'nnsorn.

FISH-POLE HOLDER AND Oit'kRLOCK.

Application filed February It is ordinarily a very difficult task for an oarsman to fish as he propels a row boat or holds the same against the wind, since most.

of his attention is devoted to the oars and the enjoyment as well as the success of the sport is thereby greatly diminished.

It is an object of myinvention to provide an extremely simple but highly eiiicient device adapted to be readily applied to an ordinary row boat and adapted to hold a pole orcasting rod laterally from the boat and to moreover impart an irregular movementto theline as the boat is moved' Another object of my invention is to provide a highly eflicient combination oar 'lock and fish pole holder adaptedyto engage and retain the handle port-ion of acasting rod or Fig. 3.

In the drawlngs, a portion of the gunwale.

fish pole to support the same in proper. position for fishing, said device being: so constructed that a pole orrod maybe instantly attachedor detached. I" i A still further objectis toprovidewin .a

device of. the class above described, means. for readily ad ust1ng the holder n various tilted positions and means for yieldingly securingthe rod or pole in a socket.

These and other objects of theinvention will be apparent from the following description made in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein like reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views and in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a prefcrred embodiment of my device applied to the gunwale of a row boat. a portion of a bamboo .fish pole shown in dotted lines;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken through the center line of the pole holder;

. Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the pole holder or socket detached; and

Fig. 4 is an enlarged longitudinal section of the pole socket taken on the line 4 -4 of of an ordinary row boat is indicated by the numeral. 5, having mounted thereon a relatively heavy oar lock block 6. Block 6 is provided with the usual bearing socket 7 to receive the pintle 8 of the oar lock. My oar lock resembles, in a general way, the usual type of oar lock employed but has one arm 9 of its crotch or forked portion extended 19, 1927. 5 seri l noiieasei.

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couside'rablyr above the opposite arm. -A

portion of an oar X shown in operative position in the oar lock. The extended portion ofthe arm 9 is provided with a Hat substantially vertical surface 9 preferably slightly skewed in reference to arm 9, and a segmental shaped bracket 10 is, pivoted there- Bracket 10 has a.

to on afhorizontal. axis. depenchng flatflangawh ch may be pivoted to;the.extended portion of arm 9 by means.

of a rivet or pin 11, and saidflange is also provided with an arcuateslot 10*.concentric with pivot 11. A laterally extending threadcdbolt 12 is rigidly carriedbythearm and is passed through slot 10. having its outer end engaged by a winged clamping nut 13. Bracket 10 includes an arcuate sup porting plate 1O rigidly secured to its upper edge .towhich is secured .a tubular carrier or socket. 14., said socket being of slightlylarger. cross sect on than an. ordinary fish pole; or

casting rod. Aninturned annular flange 14 abut, while theupper end ofthe. socket is open and provided. with a plurality. of resilientfirigers 15." Fingers 15 may, beef; any

desirable construction. but as shown,,comprise spring clips lKgIClly SGCBITQd tO the outer surface 'ofsocket 14 andeach having an in wardlycurved engaging portion 15% working through a longitudinal slot in the'upperportion of socket 14:. The engaging portions 15 of said fingers are circumferentially spaced within the interior of said socket and obviously will engage the handle portion of a pole or rod to yieldingly retain the same. A recess 16 is formed in-the upper portion of socket 14 to permit the rod or pole to be more easily withdrawn.

The operation and utility of my device is probably obvious from the foregoing description. but may be briefly summarized as follows: i

A I)GI":10I1 may cast or fling out his line, fitting the butt of the pole or rod in socket 14 and may then manipulate the oars as desired, the movement of the ears also putting an irregular jerking movement on the line. This movement of the line causest-he bait to move irregularly and to attract the fish. The oarsman will readily detect a bite and can then quickly grasp the handle of the rod or pole and manipulate the same to land the fish. It will be noticed, that in all positions of the oar the holder as well as the rod or pole will be radially extended from the socket of the oar lock. The flange 14 Will prevent a. small rod or pole from slipping through the socket, While the fingers 15 will supply suflicient friction to prevent the pole from falling out or from being pulled out when the bait is struck. It is often desirable in my device to adjust the tilted position of socket 14, and this may be accomplished by n'lanipulating the winged nut 13 and again setting the same with the socketin the desired position.

From the foregoing description. it Will be seen. that I have invented ahighly eliicient combination oar lock and fish hole holder, capable of being readily utilized on any standard form of row boat, and making it possible for a person to fish and row the boat at thesame time. Extensive actual usage of the device has proven the same to be successful for the purposes intended.

It will, of course, be understood. that various changes may be made in the form, details, arrangement and proportions of the parts Without departing from the scope of the invention.

What is claimed is: 1

1. A combined oar lock and fish pole holder comprising a pintle adapted to be seated in an oar lock socket, a crotch carried by said pintlc adapted to receive an oar and a socket carried by an arm of said crotch adapted to detachably hold the handle of a fish pole or casting rod therein.

2. A combined oar lock and fish pole holder comprising an oar lock portion adapted to'be mounted in the gunwale of a boat, said portion including an upwardly extended arm, a tubular socket carried by said arm and adjustable in a plurality of til-ted positions relatively thereto, said socket horizontal pivot, means for clamping said bracket rigidly to said arm in a. desired position, and a socket carried by said bracket adapted to hold the handle of a lish pole or casting rod.

l. The structure sett'orth in claim 3, and means for yieldingly holding a pole or casting rod in said socket.

, 5; A combined oar lock and fish pole holder comprising an oar lock port-ion adapted to be pivotally mounted on the gunwale ot a boat and means connected with said oar lock portion and carried thereby for holding the handle portion of a fish pole 1iovith said pole projecting laterally from a oat.

6. A combined oar lock and fish pole EAR-L ECK. 

